New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-13

The death Of Captain Eads has started inquiries as 10
oil the interoceanc routes President Stout, OF the Nj
caragua Company said yesterday; 1t is doubtful IL
there is any who taTe up Captain Eadss WORK
The president OF his company Is exsecretary "lndoh Vi
Minnesota but lie is not engineer The captain was
remarkable man In the FEASIBILITY OF his statements
lie would convince you against your will while you were
with him and listened his conversation, but when you
went away from him and subjected his statements ana
arGum ents to a calm consideration you would hnd the
difference. lie was a wonderful man. His MISSISSIPPI
jety scheme great enterprise although the army
engineers tell me that horseshoe bar is now forming
around the outside OF the mouth just they expected
would"
The Tiffany Glass Company Of this city is responsible
for the decorations Of the Union League Club OF
Philadelphia and those Of the White House at Washing
ton and very handsome they fnd that a great
many private houses ana public buildings In other DIS
cite. are decorated 10y New York firms Of which the
Tiffany Glass Company does the largest proportion IL
al veriscs OILY stained and mosaic glass business but
am told that this part Of the business is small com
pared the work the company does In the way OF
ting houses Their methods OF business iounI 10
he extremely interesting They take contract at any
figure the owner Of house may desire 10 spend,
and then lay ont the work IN their own bhlld
ing Exact measurements of the walls and ceilings TO he
decorated are first made ami sketches taken OF all
surroundings which can Ia any way affect the tone OF inc
decorations when iul~neL Designs h4t iiti HiA' 's
the artists Of whom the company employ many with
fanou, names In these sketches The color Of every aru
Gle De used drawn, perfectly to harmonic the
whole These drawings then given 10 the decorator
who proceeds 10 Ing sections the precise scale OF
the rooms 20 Dee decorated This sample work Is done IN
the building Of lie company exactly as u l. To be com
petcd m thc residence when thc sections are thus lad
oui they %. Wei as the orgna, drawings are submitted
To the chef ar director, who alters or not. a. his
Judgment determines Tbs elaborate
WORK is done whether the decorations 20 De simply
~ paper ;hc more costly rescon- and whether the
sum u DE spent Doe large small the same course OF
preparation must Dee gone through. The advantages ot
such system are obvious: cultured taste Of artists and
skuiu. Workmanship are both thus insured FOR the
decorators must follow strictly The designs as previously
made hg ihe artists, imagined that tAc cost would 'e
augmented hy tl, system. bt wa. shown evidence ~
tc -.. economy % preparing everything 10 the work
shop o. ;Ac company before shipping % rs 4ts''lo"
Tie American Protective Tar.h Lo1-1e, which mas
been g.. work .or o year, -tulue ou literature FOR TIE
foiu.- ,H o. thc pahc. Aa5 arranged recently io'
seize, nt addresses to rc delivered job This city hy lfo"l
mont publ. men. Among others "no have consented 'o
speak here zine tariG question dre senators 'heTh'H'
1--we AID H,coci Coi-resslaen Iauo4. AMI Mckinney,
Governor Foraker. OK President Andrew j.. White. OF
Dlrue. University ey Goycrao, Henry ~ Hoyt Of Penn
-. wanna. au! Colonel 4 Colyar. oi Nashville, Tenn
who one oi tis ,tro.-e-t protective t"uA Demo. rats
.a te -ost Secretary Robert p Porter says tAat they
la.o 20 rr.,- demand f'r literature from Alabama
Ocor-l. N0.,l Carolina ana t4c Two N.r-.lia-